The Mauryan Polity c10.s3.t2.7
The Mauryan Polity c10.s3.t2.7
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c10.s3.t2.7
Considering the extensive international relations that existed between Aśoka and other foreign countries and the healthy intercourse that existed between the empire and the neighbouring states, where Aśoka also is said to have established hospitals for man and beast, and considering again the great material prosperity attained in his age as the outcome of the growing trade and commerce, it may not be far from truth to say that Aśoka simply continued the social and political institutions of his predecessors.